Rio Tinto opens new scandium plant in Quebec
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has started up its new commercial scale demonstration plant to produce high quality scandium oxide. The plant…
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Greenland approves Bluejay Mining’s Dundas Ilmenite project
Bluejay Mining (LSE: JAY; US-OTC: BLLYF) has received approval to build its Dundas Ilmenite project on the northwest coast of Greenland, 80 km north of the…
US markets down, June 7-11
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.80% to finish the week at 34,479.60 and the S&P 500 dropped 0.41% to 4,247.44. Spot gold fell by US$14.20…
Serbia may decide fate of Rio Tinto’s lithium project in referendum
Serbia’s President, Aleksandar Vucic, may seek voter approval for Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Jadar lithium project near the city of Loznica,…
Miners to continue flying high through 2022 – report
Global miners can continue to expect an “exceptional year of earnings” through 2022 as a broad commodity price rally underpins strong financial results for most…
US markets rise, May 24-28
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.94%% to finish the week at 34,529.45 and the S&P 500 advanced 1.16% to 4,204.11. Spot gold gained US$22.80 per…
Rio Tinto’s Richards Bay manager murdered on way to work
Local police confirmed on Monday that a senior manager of Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) was assassinated in…
Rio Tinto puts last diamonds mined at iconic Argyle up for sale
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has unveiled a preview of its final showcase of rare pink, red and blue diamonds from its…
Rio Tinto, Antipa more than double JV deposit gold resource
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has more than doubled the inferred mineral resource of the Calibre gold deposit at its Citadel copper-gold…
Rio Tinto takes strategic stake in Western Copper and Gold
Rio Tinto Canada is investing $25.6 million for an 8% stake in Western Copper and Gold (TSX: WRN; NYSE-AM: WRN), which is advancing its copper-gold…
World’s top 10 biggest copper mines
Copper, the highly conductive red metal vital to the manufacturing of products essential to the electrification of the world’s energy systems is also used in…
Iron ore prices hit new record
The price for iron ore surged to a record US$237.57 per tonne on May 12 as strong Chinese demand continued to outpace supply. The record…